John Barrett (November 28, 1866 – October 17, 1938) was a United States diplomat and one of the most influential early directors general of the Pan American Union . On his death, the New York Times commented that he had "done more than any other person of his generation to promote closer relations among the American republics".
13-515: John Barrett or Johnny Barrett may refer to: Clergy [ edit ] John Barrett (bishop) (1878–1946), British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church John Barrett (dean of Clonmacnoise) (1929–1996), Irish Anglican priest John Barrett (Hebrew scholar) (1753–1821), Irish Anglican priest John C. A. Barrett (born 1943), Chairman of
26-624: A "new United States-Argentine era". He was then appointed as Minister to Panama and then to Colombia. In 1907, he was appointed at the first Director General of the Bureau of American Republics, an international organization that was renamed as the Pan American Union in 1910 (and subsequently reorganized in 1948 as the Organization of American States ). He served in this capacity for fourteen years. During that period, he also founded
39-580: A chapel at Raleigh House, which later became St Anthony's Church. The Marist Sisters set up a convent in the town in 1940, which continued until 2007. The foundation stone of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Heavitree was laid by Barrett in 1931. The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Plympton was designed by Leonard Drysdale and built in memory of Barrett's predecessor, John Keily , and
52-601: A journalist, working as a war correspondent during the Spanish–American War and then as a diplomatic adviser to Admiral George Dewey . (He would write a biography of Dewey in 1899.) Finally, he was appointed as a delegate to the second Pan-American Conference in 1901 through the following year. In 1903, he was appointed as the Minister to Argentina , and though he only served in that position for one year, President Theodore Roosevelt later remarked that he had begun
65-695: The Archdiocese of Liverpool. After a period as a priest, he was elevated to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham in 1927 and was appointed the fifth Bishop of Plymouth on 7 June 1929; he was enthroned on 31 July and continued in the post until his death. When his house was destroyed in an air raid in 1941, during the Second World War , he moved into a nearby convent, where he died suddenly but peacefully on 2 November 1946. During Barrett's time as bishop, several new places of worship were established. At Ottery , two female converts set up
78-713: The Pan-American Society of the United States, was Secretary General of 1916's Pan-American Scientific Congress , and presided over the Pan-American Commercial Congresses of 1911 and 1919. In 1924, he briefly entered politics by running for the United States Senate as a Republican , but withdrew from the race before the election. In his life, Barrett received honorary doctorates from Tulane University ,
91-1018: The World Methodist Council and educator Military personnel [ edit ] John Barrett (Irish soldier) (died 1693), Irish colonel in the Williamite war John Barrett (Royal Navy officer) (died 1810), Irish captain in the Royal Navy John Cridlan Barrett (1897–1977), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Politicians [ edit ] John Barrett (Australian politician) (1858–1928), Australian senator John Barrett (Massachusetts politician) (born 1947), American legislator and former mayor of North Adams John Barrett (Missouri politician) (1915–2000), American legislator John Barrett (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and
104-473: The brand of beauty and hair salons by hairstylist John Barrett John Barrett, frontman of the band Bass Drum of Death John F. Barrett (born 1949), CEO of Western & Southern Financial Group See also [ edit ] Jack Barrett (disambiguation) John Barret (disambiguation) John Barrett Kerfoot (1816–1881), American bishop Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
117-1570: The former Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West John Barrett Jr. (born 1944), Citizen Potawatomi Nation chairman Scholars [ edit ] John Barrett (energy researcher) , British energy and climate change scientist John Barrett (Hebrew scholar) (1753–1821), Irish Anglican priest John C. Barrett (born 1949), British archaeologist John W. Barrett (mathematician) , British mathematician John W. Barrett (physicist) , British mathematical physicist Sportpeople [ edit ] John Barrett (American football) (1899–1966), American football player John Barrett (athlete) (1879–1942), Irish track and field athlete John Barrett (Australian footballer) (1928–2023), Australian rules footballer John Barrett (cricketer) (born 1946), English cricketer John Barrett (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian NHL defenceman John Barrett (outfielder) ( fl. 1872), American baseball outfielder John Barrett (tennis) (born 1931), English tennis player and commentator John Barrett (volleyball) (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player Johnny Barrett (American football) (1895–1974), American football player Johnny Barrett (baseball) (1915–1974), American baseball player Others [ edit ] John Barrett (actor) (1910–1983), British actor John Barrett (conservationist) (1913–1999), British conservationist, author and broadcaster John Barrett (diplomat) (1866–1938), United States ambassador to Siam, Argentina, Panama, and Colombia John Barrett (salon) ,
130-466: The latter with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1889. From 1889 to 1894, he worked as a journalist on the west coast (especially Tacoma , Seattle , Portland , and San Francisco ). While working as a journalist, he so impressed President Grover Cleveland during a meeting that he was appointed as the United States U.S. Minister to Siam (now Thailand ). He served in that country for four years working to improve trade relations before returning to life as
143-568: The title John Barrett . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Barrett&oldid=1216266671 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Barrett (bishop) John Patrick Barrett (31 October 1878 – 2 November 1946)
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#1732772592198156-725: Was a British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church . He was born on 31 October 1878 in Liverpool , England. He was educated at St Edward's College, Everton, and at the University of London (he gained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) there, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) later, and a Doctor of Divinity (DD) from the Pontifical Gregorian University ). He was ordained a priest on 19 June 1906 at Upholland, Skelmersdale, for
169-563: Was consecrated in 1934. St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth has a house named for him. This article about a Catholic bishop from England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Barrett (diplomat) Barrett was born in Grafton, Vermont on November 28, 1866. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1883, then studied at both Vanderbilt University and Dartmouth College , eventually graduating from
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